Hacker News with Generative AI: Generations

Digital Reality, Digital Shock: Growing Up at the Dawn of Cyberspace (chrbutler.com)
For those of us born around 1980, William Gibson’s Neuromancer might be the most prophetic novel we never read as teenagers.

Generations, Culture, Technology, Science Fiction

42 points by delaugust 27 days ago | 55 comments

Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust (ft.com)
Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust

Generations, Economics, United States, Europe

8 points by JumpCrisscross 29 days ago | 6 comments

My Gen Z kids had a surprising reaction to 'Dead Poets Society' (upworthy.com)
While other kids were playing soccer, young Donovan Carrillo had other dreams. Despite living in the warm and temperate climate of Mexico, Carrillo had a singular vision of grabbing gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Generations, Movie Reviews, Family, Parenting

7 points by BerislavLopac 43 days ago | 2 comments

Boomers grieve not becoming grandparents–Millennials have little sympathy (independent.co.uk)
Amid falling birth rates and growing numbers of U.S. adults opting to remain child-free, boomer and Generation X grandparents are mourning the prospect of ever becoming grandparents. However, according to millennials themselves, the reasons for not having children far outweigh the disappointment their parents may feel.

Generations, Family, Social Trends, Demographics

9 points by ganzuul 77 days ago | 2 comments

Sober curiosity: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption (medicalxpress.com)
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits. In fact, compared to preceding generations, Generation Z may be the soberest generation yet.

Generations, Alcohol Consumption, Lifestyle, Health, Trends

10 points by PaulHoule 81 days ago | 0 comments

To Gen Z, Google is just a relic – not a verb anymore (bgr.com)

Generations, Technology, Search Engines, Google, Social Media

4 points by cpeterso 114 days ago | 0 comments

Gen Z just overtook Baby Boomers in U.S. full-time workforce, by generation (twitter.com)

Generations, Workforce, Demographics, United States, Social Trends

9 points by toomuchtodo 152 days ago | 1 comments

Why Gen Z and Millennials Are Splurging Instead of Saving (cnbc.com)

Generations, Millennials, Gen Z, Finance, Saving

5 points by Dore_nova 152 days ago | 4 comments

Gen Z-Ers Are Computer Whizzes. Just Don't Ask Them to Type (wsj.com)